Bowl part/fragment

Date created
probably 1700–1900
Culture/People
probably Inughuit [Cape York] (archaeological) (attributed)
Excavator
Junius Bird (Junius Bouton Bird), Non-Indian, 1907-1982
Expedition
Peary Memorial Expedition (1932)
Expedition leader
Captain Robert A. Bartlett (Robert Abram Bartlett), Non-Indian, 1875-1946
Expedition sponsor
Arthur D. Norcross, Non-Indian, 1865-1969
Captain Robert A. Bartlett (Robert Abram Bartlett), Non-Indian, 1875-1946
Collection History
Excavated by anthropologist Junius Bird (1907-1982) in 1932 during the Peary Memorial Expedition to erect a memorial to Commander Robert E. Peary (1856-1920) at Cape York, Greenland, led by Captain Robert A. Bartlett (1875-1946) and sponsored by members of the Peary family, Captain Bartlett, and Arthur D. Norcross (1865-1969, a publisher and nature philanthropist); items collected by Junius Bird during the expedition were deposited with MAI in 1932.
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Place
House 2; Cape York; Qaanaaq Municipality (Thule, Qaanaap); Avannaa (North Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas
Eastern Arctic
See related items
Inughuit [Cape York] (archaeological)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
18/2894
Barcode
182894.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Bowl part/fragment
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws644495eae-9cd5-48ec-a756-373649aeea10
Record ID
NMAI_195659